Silal Mirjam El-Saleh

Alumni

Originally from the South of Germany I received my Bachelor degree in Tübingen, where she focused on marine ecology and molecular biology. After a year of gaining experience in the marine conservation field as an intern in Egypt and South Africa Silal followed her passion to learn more about how to efficiently conserve the marine biodiversity by participating in the international Master’s program “Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.” This program involved a ten-month study at the University of Algarve, Portugal, followed by the third semester in France (University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris) travelling between the marine stations Roscoff and Banyuls sur Mer and finally, performing her final thesis project in Mexico with Pelagios Kakunjá. She focused her special attention on sharks, as important key factors of healthy ecosystems. Silal finished her thesis in 2016 about abundance, resindency and site fidelity of sharks in Cabo Pulmo National Park.